diff --git a/sickbeard/db.py b/sickbeard/db.py
index b629a7d1..50f25098 100644
--- a/sickbeard/db.py
+++ b/sickbeard/db.py
@@ -118,14 +118,11 @@ class DBConnection(object):
         else:
             return 0
 
-    def mass_action(self, querylist, logTransaction=False, fetchall=False):
+    def mass_action(self, querylist=[], logTransaction=False, fetchall=False):
 
         with db_lock:
             # remove None types
-            querylist = [i for i in querylist if i != None]
-
-            if querylist == None:
-                return
+            querylist = [i for i in querylist if i is not None]
 
             sqlResult = []
             attempt = 0
diff --git a/sickbeard/show_queue.py b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
index d0cb2be7..f76b0491 100644
--- a/sickbeard/show_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class QueueItemUpdate(ShowQueueItem):
         try:
             self.show.saveToDB()
         except Exception, e:
-            logger.log(u"Error saving the episode to the database: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
+            logger.log(u"Error saving show info to the database: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             logger.log(traceback.format_exc(), logger.DEBUG)
 
         # get episode list from DB
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class QueueItemUpdate(ShowQueueItem):
             IndexerEpList = None
 
         foundMissingEps = False
-        if IndexerEpList == None:
+        if IndexerEpList is None:
             logger.log(u"No data returned from " + sickbeard.indexerApi(
                 self.show.indexer).name + ", unable to update this show", logger.ERROR)
         else:
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index c75bab1c..9d31fdce 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ class TVShow(object):
         cur_indexerid = self.indexerid
 
         # In some situations self.status = None.. need to figure out where that is!
-        if not self.status:
-            self.status = ''
-            logger.log("Status missing for showid: [%s] with status: [%s]" % 
-                       (cur_indexerid, self.status), logger.DEBUG)
+        #if not self.status:
+        #    self.status = ''
+        #    logger.log("Status missing for showid: [%s] with status: [%s]" %
+        #               (cur_indexerid, self.status), logger.DEBUG)
         
         # if show is not 'Ended' always update (status 'Continuing' or '')
         if 'Ended' not in self.status:
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ class TVShow(object):
 
         # Done updating save last update date
         self.last_update_indexer = datetime.date.today().toordinal()
+
         self.saveToDB()
 
         return scannedEps
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ class TVShow(object):
                 elif oldStatus not in (SNATCHED, SNATCHED_PROPER):
                     newStatus = DOWNLOADED
 
-                if newStatus != None:
+                if newStatus is not None:
                     with curEp.lock:
                         logger.log(u"STATUS: we have an associated file, so setting the status from " + str(
                             curEp.status) + u" to DOWNLOADED/" + str(Quality.statusFromName(file, anime=self.is_anime)),